Platycoryne pervillei Rchb. f.

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Platycoryne pervillei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba rd nr Burma Valley turn off

Platycoryne pervillei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shambahla, Cumberland Rd, Nyanga

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Synonyms: Habenaria buchwaldiana Kraenzl.
Habenaria flammea Kraenzl.
Habenaria tenuicaulis Rendle
Platycoryne buchananiana sensu Rolfe in F.T.A. 7: 257 (1898), p.p., non (Kraenzl.) Rolfe.
Platycoryne tenuicaulis (Rendle) Rolfe
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Terrestrial. Flowers deep orange; dorsal sepal 10-14 mm. Lip 7-11, curving forwards; spur 12-19 mm, usually tucked into the bracts.
Notes: Very similar to P. buchananiana, which is smaller and more variable in colour.
Derivation of specific name: pervillei: likely after Auguste Pervillé, a French gardener, explorer and plant collector who collected in Madagascar and the Seychelles around 1837-1841.
Habitat: In damp grassland and seepage zones, where it may form small colonies.
Altitude range: 800 - 1660 m
Flowering time:Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
Malawi distribution: S
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Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 220 - 221. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129.

Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 69.

Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 84.

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 150.

La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 104. (Includes a picture).

La Croix, I.F. & La Croix T.M. (1983). Orchids of Bvumbwe The Society of Malawi Journal 36(2) Page 18.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 97.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 123.

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390.

Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 151. (Includes a picture).

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 138.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 62 - 63.

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Flora of Mozambique: Platycoryne pervillei
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Platycoryne pervillei

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Platycoryne pervillei
African Plant Database: Platycoryne pervillei
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Platycoryne pervillei
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Wikipedia: Platycoryne pervillei


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Platycoryne pervillei.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=117270, retrieved 28 March 2024

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